Morocco

This last weekend we went to Morocco as a group. It was crazy to see the cultural difference no more than 9 km across the straight of Gibraltar. We flew from Seville to Tangier, and immediately were taking in views of the Atlantic Ocean from the back of a camel.  We also got to see the some of the Tangerine culture. Since it is so close to Europe it is very much a melting pot, people could be heard shouting Arabic, Berber, Spanish, and French, as well as the call to prayer over the public loud speaker which happened 5 times per day. My favorite excursion from this trip was definitely going to the blue city of Chefchaouen. The streets, the walls, the buildings, everything was painted blue, and we walked through tight streets while people tried to sell you pieces of colorful cloth, rugs, and spices.

The food was amazing there and well seasoned with the Moroccan Spices. Some of our friends got henna tattoos and bought clothing, and gifts for loved ones. 

The last day we walked around the beach town of Asilah, and watched the surf roll in next to a setting sun. My first time visiting the continental Africa. I also felt like our program group got to know each other better this trip which is a huge bonus of having planned group outings.


The City of Chefchaouen, With the mountains in the back.

I was definitely excited by how mountainous Northern Morocco was, apparently you can climb and ski here, I'll have to come back to check it out.
Some beaches



  






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